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name: "Joe Di Reda"
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born: "16 September 1928"
died: "16 June 2007"
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updated: "2026-09-20T04:42:13.536305+00:00"
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# Joe Di Reda

Actor. Born 16 September 1928 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Died 16 June 2007.

## Details

- **Born:** 16 September 1928, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 16 June 2007
- **Also known as:** Joe DiReda, Joe De Reda, Joseph Di Reda, Jo Di Reda, Joe Di Rida, Joseph DiReda, Joe Direda, Joe deReda, Joe di Reda, Joseph di Reda, Joe di Rida,  Joe diReda
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224242/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/159025

## Biography

Joe Di Reda (also credited as Joe DiReda, Joseph Di Reda and variants) was an American character actor. Born Joseph James di Reda on 16 September 1928 in Worcester, Massachusetts, he appeared in supporting roles in films and on television from the mid-1950s until the early 1990s. He died in Worcester on 16 June 2007.

His film credits include *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), *The Enemy Below* (1957), *The Sand Pebbles* (1966) as Shanahan, *The Andromeda Strain* (1971) as Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk, *The Parallax View* (1974) as Ralph Scoletta and *The Hindenburg* (1975). On television he appeared in series such as *Batman* (1966) as Mars, *M*A*S*H* (1972) as Dorsett, *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), *The A-Team* (1983) as a bartender and *General Hospital* as Angel Moran.

*Sources: imdb.com, thetvdb.com, allmovie.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), Fi1m 66, as Shanahan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade* (1983), as Studio Security Guard
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Bartender
- *The Ordeal of Patty Hearst* (1979), as Sam Bennett
- *Special Delivery* (1976), as Second Guard in Bank
- *The Hindenburg* (1975), as Schulz
- *Returning Home* (1975), as ATC Sergeant
- *The Parallax View* (1974), as Ralph Scoletta
- *The Green Hornet* (1974), as Bill Corman
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Deputy
- *Emperor of the North* (1973), as Dinger
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Tony Doyle
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as Dorsett — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *Cactus in the Snow* (1971), as Mr. Harris
- *Lock, Stock and Barrel* (1971), as Kane
- *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), as Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk
- *The Partridge Family* (1970), series, as Coach
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Phil
- *The Sand Pebbles* (1966), as Shanahan — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sand-pebbles.md)
- *The Green Hornet* (1966), series, as Bill Corman
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Mars
- *36 Hours* (1964), as American Soldier
- *Flight from Ashiya* (1964), as SSgt. Randy Smith
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Harlan
- *The Big Fisherman* (1959), as Arab Assassin
- *The Black Orchid* (1959), as Joe
- *In Love and War* (1958), as Capistron
- *Imitation General* (1958), as Soldier
- *Juvenile Jungle* (1958), as Monte
- *The Enemy Below* (1957), as BMSN Robbins (uncredited)
- *Time Limit* (1957), as Gus
- *M Squad* (1957), series, as Archie
- *Sweet Smell of Success* (1957), as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)
- *The True Story of Jesse James* (1957), as Bill Ryan
- *Screaming Eagles* (1956), as Pvt. Dubrowski
- *Gaby* (1956), as Allen
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Jim Blake
- *You Are There* (1953), series, as James Gardner

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